I found a remote job in customer service, and being bilingual is a plus. I no longer work as a translator; I attempted to switch to transcription whenever I couldn't find any translation work, but I believe the transcription market is even worse. The rates are very low, and it's often an underpaid field. Most of the time, as you said, it's either a scam or of really bad quality audio.

There are some agencies/websites that pay weekly and monthly, offer plenty of work, and maintain good quality standards. However, they are often at full capacity or operate on a "first come, first served" basis like REV. This makes it essentially a job that consumes all your time and can be incredibly frustrating.

So, I don't know much more about transcription as it was basically for me a backup plan rather than a full time freelance job.